With the high cost of specialty gas equipment for corrosive and reactive gases, you need to protect your investment as much as possible. In this blog entry we discuss what steps you should take to extend the life of your equipment.
This blog entry looks at the difference between welding hose - hose size, connection size, and gas usage.
We get a lot of questions about the differences between the silver brazing fluxes we make and where each one should be used, so we've prepared a short guide that provides the answers.
A fluxing agent (or a controlled atmosphere as found in furnace brazing) is required for all brazing and soldering applications. The purpose of the flux is to remove oxides from the base material and to prevent oxidation during the heating process, thus promoting the free flow of the brazing filler metal.
Gas welding and braze welding both require skill, patience and an oxy-fuel torch. There are several differences, however, between the two applications that require different techniques and materials.
Gas regulators are designed to reduce pressure to a usable volume for a specific application. What happens when gas flows into a single stage regulator?
Both are solid wire oxyfuel welding rods, but each has its own distinct characteristics.
If you look at a list of brazing filler metals you’ll note many compositions and a variety of melting temperatures. The melting characteristics of brazing filler metal are an important aspect in filler metal selection. Here's a brief outline of how alloys melt and the way to use this information to make the best selection.
Titanium can be cut with an oxy-fuel torch as long as you take certain precautions to protect yourself and your work area.
It is required in the U.S. by OSHA and the Compressed Gas Association (CGA) that cylinder valves be designed differently to prevent interchangeability with gas systems and equipment. This is one of the most important safety practices in the gas industry.